My brother worked at Trident processing plant in Sand Point Alaska. I went to stay with him when I got out of high school and I was thinking about getting work in the fishing industry. The weather would get insane. I remember watching these boats racing out of the harbor into these massive storms. The boats seemed so small compared to the waves. I remember one night just hearing the wind howling outside and thinking “there are men out on the ocean actually working during these conditions”. Brave people.
I spent 10 years at sea, but the scariest 5 minutes of those years were the first 5 navigating out of this harbour in rough sea. I thought to myself; "what the hell have I gotten myself into?".
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I just like to sit back and check out all of the beautiful boats and how each if them handle. Most of the boats coming through look like there parting and just trying to make it a rough one
Fun fact from an old retired Navy CWO4. One of the major causes of wrecks in this kind of sea is that the fuel tanks are sloshed around so much the sediment that forms in all diesel tanks gets agitated and floats in suspension in the tanks. It gets fed to the filters, clogs them, and the engines die of fuel starvation. That vessel would not have had a chance in hell if her engines had stopped.
I've worked outside of Grindavik. The road along the ocean has several boat wrecks that had washed ashore that serve as monuments to less fortunate crews. There is a statue in the middle of town that depicts a mother and children waiting for their father to return from the sea. I had the best soup ever in a little cafe called The Brim. The soup was the best because I spent the better part of the day working outside battling rain, ice, and snow.
I was serving on a WW-II submarine off the coast of Oregon with waves that were 100’ plus from the bottom of a swell to the top. We had the advantage of being able to plough through them, but that meant that ever few seconds we were under water when on the bridge. It was like going through an “emerald wall” the we could see coming. We would duck behind the gun shield and the water would totally surround us and then recede. We chose however, to remain on the bridge because it was better than being below where most of the crew were sick. 🤢
My father, Lt Cdr H Houlden Marshall (RNVR), was on corvettes on North Atlantic patrols during the Second World War and experienced some really interesting (!) weather but a friend took him on a tour of his sub and Father thought "there is no way I could do this!" It just looked terrifyingly claustrophobic. Hats off to you and your comrades - on both sides of the conflict.
Never knew subs traveled the surface during inclement weather. I'm guessing there were batteries needing charged that required surfacing prior to the nuclear-powered subs that only need to return to land when the dairy products spoil or run out. LOL!
Speaking a former professional mariner, no thanks. How many times did she broach-to in three minutes? However many, it was too many. That's no deep keeled sailboat, with positive stability. A degree or two further on some of those rolls and there's no recovery.
Was stationed in 1972 at Rockville AFS, Iceland.. would drive there to the harbor just to watch in disbelief as those cod fishing boats came in or left to go to sea.. thought the captains were nuts.. but thats the only game in town.
My God that was heart stopping, at 1.22 and 2.22 I thought she was going over ( I bet the crew did too). It had to be done stopping out at sea would be worse surely.
The waves are so big that they completely block view of the boat (which is already pretty sizable itself) whenever it goes down the troughs! And yet it still makes it to safe harbor. The power of the ocean and the blood of fishermen never cease to amaze me. Don't ever complain about the price, taste or even smell of seafood again when you see the crap people have to go through to put food on your table. Hats off to both sides.
Asta B sails under the flag of Norway and is 12 meters X 4 meters and has a maximum speed of 7.8 knots. On 11/16/2020 it is currently out fishing off the Norwegian coast.
No shore leave : cleanup duties !… Man ! This was good seamanship … What's funny : at first we don't realize the size of the boat; I thought she was much bigger than she already is.
Don’t care how hardy that Capt is. They need to haul them balls ashore with a winch....or a wench. Those balls are used for ballast. That’s why they did not list past the point of no return.
Looked like a smaller ferry boat than a fishing boat ' but l'm glad they made it to dock . I'm guessing comming in during daylight is much much better than night time .😎🇺🇸
Who says there is no surfing in Iceland? From broach, to near capsize, to submarine, to California surfer, all in one 5 minute stretch. Any new gray hairs aboard? I hope to God she is a twin screw vessel. Can you imagine losing main power in those seas?
@GF; you are wrong. You may know the Skipper, but I/we can tell the thrust of the craft in the sweet spots to avoid rolling and head forward. Amazing breath taking video, in a good way!
That is so scary to look at, how so completely the boat disappears from view when it is between the waves, I think the fishermen who go to sea in the North Atlantic are either the bravest or craziest people on the globe, maybe they are both, but my God they earn their money.
Holy shit did you see that boat take off once it got through the really bad part I thought he hit the thrusters lol but really that's a fast ship or them waves where really pushing the boat
This is where the term swear like a sailor comes from, because you know dam well everyone was saying holy fuck, even though they go out there every day to fish.
So difficult to steer, because I guess the props won't bite in foamy water, but some adjustments in the trough can get you side on and broaching. How do you chase a following sea without enough power to keep on the crest? I don't know. Horrific.
Should play the SCORPIONS Coming Home song !! Or maybe Coast to Coast. That ship is going sideways!!! Dropping below Sea Level ! Wicked Waves Closer to the shallower shelf ?
Nice job by the skipper, but totally at the mercy of whether a "once every half-hour" wave happened to show up at the critical moment. In the aftermath, you don't feel you won, you're thankful you got lucky. Post fishing career, I will never go out in bad weather.
I DIDN'T go to sea on an 80 foot aluminum crab boat. It had 80 tons on concrete ballast. Captain Eric claimed it would right itself from a 90 degree list. That day I chose the more well travelled road.
My guess is the port side entering the harbor is the safer side. LOL 😂 these fishermen have cahunnas unlike any man has seen ! Has Mike Rowe asked for a job on one of these boats?
